IN BRIEF
Sep 29, 2003
Bishop warns on tree cutting...<br>Tree planting mov’t formed...
Bishop warns on tree cutting
MPIGI – Bishop Jackson Matovu of Central Buganda Diocese has warned residents in Mpigi agaisnt cutting trees. The bishop was laying a foundation stone at St. Andrew’s Church of Uganda Ngomannene, Mpenja sub county Mpigi last month. “These days we are likely to have more carbondioxide than oxygen as a result of cutting more trees for charcoal and timber,†he warned.
He advised residents to plant fast growing tree species like mangoes and avocados to reverse the situation.
Tree planting mov’t formed
KABALE – Youths have formed a tree planting movement to fight unemployment and environmental degradation in the district. The chairperson of Kashambya Youth Association, Bruce Twikirize said they plan to earn incomes from the sale of wood and timber when the trees mature. He said they would plant the trees on the bare hilltops that Kashambya sub county allocated to them. Twikirize said they zeroed down on tree planting after looking for paid employment in vain.
MPIGI – Bishop Jackson Matovu of Central Buganda Diocese has warned residents in Mpigi agaisnt cutting trees. The bishop was laying a foundation stone at St. Andrew’s Church of Uganda Ngomannene, Mpenja sub county Mpigi last month. “These days we are likely to have more carbondioxide than oxygen as a result of cutting more trees for charcoal and timber,†he warned.
He advised residents to plant fast growing tree species like mangoes and avocados to reverse the situation.
Tree planting mov’t formed
KABALE – Youths have formed a tree planting movement to fight unemployment and environmental degradation in the district. The chairperson of Kashambya Youth Association, Bruce Twikirize said they plan to earn incomes from the sale of wood and timber when the trees mature. He said they would plant the trees on the bare hilltops that Kashambya sub county allocated to them. Twikirize said they zeroed down on tree planting after looking for paid employment in vain.